Making It Wyrd
@makingitwyrd.bsky.social
A trio of scholars putting a gothic spin on pop culture. Books, films, music - we're making it wyrd 👻
Check out our blog: https://makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
Check out our blog: https://makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
Been thinking about temporal pandemonium and gothic repetition in video games recently. What game does it best (and why is it @undertale.com)?
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Been thinking about temporal pandemonium and gothic repetition in video games recently. What game does it best (and why is it @undertale.com)?
A tale of murders, secrets, cults and floor plans... Strange Houses is contemporary urban gothic out of Japan and is the perfect October read!
October 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A tale of murders, secrets, cults and floor plans... Strange Houses is contemporary urban gothic out of Japan and is the perfect October read!
episode 2 of our Pop Girlies and the Monstrous Feminine is here! Today we look at Charli xcx and the Abject.
Do not despair, this is the introductory episode on Charli - we have more to say!
Do not despair, this is the introductory episode on Charli - we have more to say!
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
episode 2 of our Pop Girlies and the Monstrous Feminine is here! Today we look at Charli xcx and the Abject.
Do not despair, this is the introductory episode on Charli - we have more to say!
Do not despair, this is the introductory episode on Charli - we have more to say!
We are very excited to hear @icysedgwick.bsky.social and @stonelands.bsky.social speaking about folklore on Friday in Lincoln! We couldn't track down Richard's bluesky but we are very excited to hear from him too!
September 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are very excited to hear @icysedgwick.bsky.social and @stonelands.bsky.social speaking about folklore on Friday in Lincoln! We couldn't track down Richard's bluesky but we are very excited to hear from him too!
A little snippet of what we get up to on tiktok. Here is ep 1 of our Pop Girlies and the Monstrous Feminine - Sabrina Carpenter
September 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A little snippet of what we get up to on tiktok. Here is ep 1 of our Pop Girlies and the Monstrous Feminine - Sabrina Carpenter
What connects these works?
Correct guesses get a warm feeling of a job well done 👻👻👻
Correct guesses get a warm feeling of a job well done 👻👻👻
September 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What connects these works?
Correct guesses get a warm feeling of a job well done 👻👻👻
Correct guesses get a warm feeling of a job well done 👻👻👻
All this Wuthering Heights talk has us thinking about adaptation. What is the purpose of an adaptation? Can (or should) we expect adaptations to be faithful to the original work? 🤔
September 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
All this Wuthering Heights talk has us thinking about adaptation. What is the purpose of an adaptation? Can (or should) we expect adaptations to be faithful to the original work? 🤔
Who has spotted our new header? Tag yourself - are you disco ghost, book ghost or movie ghost? 👻👻👻
September 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Who has spotted our new header? Tag yourself - are you disco ghost, book ghost or movie ghost? 👻👻👻
Did someone say rebrand? 👻👻👻
Check out our fresh blog: makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
Check out our fresh blog: makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Did someone say rebrand? 👻👻👻
Check out our fresh blog: makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
Check out our fresh blog: makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
This episode of @americanhysteria.bsky.social has got me thinking about the role of the babysitter in horror. She is a figure of dichotomy: the virgin/temptress, domestic/public, precarious employee/authority figure. She is seen through the male gaze with often violent consequences
August 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This episode of @americanhysteria.bsky.social has got me thinking about the role of the babysitter in horror. She is a figure of dichotomy: the virgin/temptress, domestic/public, precarious employee/authority figure. She is seen through the male gaze with often violent consequences
The Ballad of Wallace Island includes multiple gothic tropes: obsession, toxic nostalgia, isolated location, old Manor house, dead wife, 'backward' rural community.
But its positive undertone keeps it from falling into gothic depair. It is almost anti-gothic
But its positive undertone keeps it from falling into gothic depair. It is almost anti-gothic
June 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The Ballad of Wallace Island includes multiple gothic tropes: obsession, toxic nostalgia, isolated location, old Manor house, dead wife, 'backward' rural community.
But its positive undertone keeps it from falling into gothic depair. It is almost anti-gothic
But its positive undertone keeps it from falling into gothic depair. It is almost anti-gothic
Let the Best Gothic Novel Ever competition begin!
The first round will be 13/3.
Use #LGGbestgothicnovel for predictions and discussions!
The first round will be 13/3.
Use #LGGbestgothicnovel for predictions and discussions!
March 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Let the Best Gothic Novel Ever competition begin!
The first round will be 13/3.
Use #LGGbestgothicnovel for predictions and discussions!
The first round will be 13/3.
Use #LGGbestgothicnovel for predictions and discussions!
While perhaps not traditionally gothic, Piranesi engages with a variety of gothic tropes. It is full of mystery, the occult, ancient powers, and, of course, the ocean.
An excellently crafted tale of how humans relate to the world around them.
An excellently crafted tale of how humans relate to the world around them.
February 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
While perhaps not traditionally gothic, Piranesi engages with a variety of gothic tropes. It is full of mystery, the occult, ancient powers, and, of course, the ocean.
An excellently crafted tale of how humans relate to the world around them.
An excellently crafted tale of how humans relate to the world around them.
Over 500 people have visited our blog, and we are approaching 1000 views!
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February 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Over 500 people have visited our blog, and we are approaching 1000 views!
lincolngothicgroup.wordpress.com
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Time by Luxmuralis at Lincoln Cathedral last night was dazzling.
February 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Time by Luxmuralis at Lincoln Cathedral last night was dazzling.
It's time to read some Celtic Weird by @johnnymains.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It's time to read some Celtic Weird by @johnnymains.co.uk
Sneak peek for the upcoming blog post on Setting as character...
February 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Sneak peek for the upcoming blog post on Setting as character...
A silly and over-the-top body horror from M. Knight Shyamalan which (SPOILERS) explores the corruption of Big Pharma and anxieties of the loss of humanity in the process of scientific advancement.
January 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A silly and over-the-top body horror from M. Knight Shyamalan which (SPOILERS) explores the corruption of Big Pharma and anxieties of the loss of humanity in the process of scientific advancement.
A pick from our podcast rec list: The Folklore Podcast (@folklorepod.bsky.social)! While this podcast covers a range of folklore from around the world, interviewing experts along the way, we had to highlight this episode on Lincolnshire folklore as the imp is close to our hearts.
January 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A pick from our podcast rec list: The Folklore Podcast (@folklorepod.bsky.social)! While this podcast covers a range of folklore from around the world, interviewing experts along the way, we had to highlight this episode on Lincolnshire folklore as the imp is close to our hearts.
The official Best Gothic Trope Ever is... Setting as Character!
Thanks for voting and sharing your thoughts on the different tropes in the competition.
Share your fave example of Setting as Character below and I might just examine it in an upcoming blog post!
Thanks for voting and sharing your thoughts on the different tropes in the competition.
Share your fave example of Setting as Character below and I might just examine it in an upcoming blog post!
January 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The official Best Gothic Trope Ever is... Setting as Character!
Thanks for voting and sharing your thoughts on the different tropes in the competition.
Share your fave example of Setting as Character below and I might just examine it in an upcoming blog post!
Thanks for voting and sharing your thoughts on the different tropes in the competition.
Share your fave example of Setting as Character below and I might just examine it in an upcoming blog post!
Christmas reading 🎅💀 While this book echoes or maybe shadows The Secret History, it stands on its own. Interesting characters, suspenseful story, and beautiful writing - this is a joy to read.
December 28, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Christmas reading 🎅💀 While this book echoes or maybe shadows The Secret History, it stands on its own. Interesting characters, suspenseful story, and beautiful writing - this is a joy to read.
Meet the trio: Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social is a PhD student exploring landscapes in the works of David Rudkin. Research interests inc folk horror, ecogothic and monstrosity. Either listening to spooky audiobooks or songs by Lorde as she runs LGG's 🦋 and X accounts.
December 13, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Meet the trio: Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social is a PhD student exploring landscapes in the works of David Rudkin. Research interests inc folk horror, ecogothic and monstrosity. Either listening to spooky audiobooks or songs by Lorde as she runs LGG's 🦋 and X accounts.
Another pick from our fiction rec list. Angela Carter's retellings of various fairytales are brutal, brilliant and, of course, bloody. An easy read but with plenty of depth. Probably the perfect stocking filler, really.
December 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Another pick from our fiction rec list. Angela Carter's retellings of various fairytales are brutal, brilliant and, of course, bloody. An easy read but with plenty of depth. Probably the perfect stocking filler, really.
A little while ago on X, we did a reading of Sabrina Carpenter's taste from the perspective of a vengeful ghost... do we repost it here? 👀👀👀👻👻👻
Sneak peek...
Sneak peek...
November 29, 2024 at 7:01 PM
A little while ago on X, we did a reading of Sabrina Carpenter's taste from the perspective of a vengeful ghost... do we repost it here? 👀👀👀👻👻👻
Sneak peek...
Sneak peek...
A classic pick from our fiction rec list: The Woman in Black is packed full of atmosphere and frequently calls back to its gothic predecessors. It is a gateway novel for newcomers to the gothic genre, and we all remember our first reading.
November 25, 2024 at 4:10 PM
A classic pick from our fiction rec list: The Woman in Black is packed full of atmosphere and frequently calls back to its gothic predecessors. It is a gateway novel for newcomers to the gothic genre, and we all remember our first reading.